Amen (website)

Amen was a social networking service.

Amen.

Type of business	Private
Type of site	Social networking service
Founded	Berlin, Germany
Headquarters	Berlin, Germany
Area served	Worldwide
Founder(s)	Felix Petersen Caitlin Winner Florian Weber
Key people	Felix Peterson (co-founder & CEO) Caitlin Winner (co-founder & CPO) Florian Weber (co-founder & CTO)
Employees	8
URL	getamen.com
Registration	Required to post
Launched	September 2011
Current status	Discontinued

About

Noted for its addictive, mad lib-like feel^[1] and ability to create structured data,^[2] Amen has received attention, having been selected as one of Venturebeat's top 5 favorites from TechCrunch Disrupt 2011.^[3]

"You fire up the app on the iPhone or web browser and say a person, place or thing is “the best” or “the worst” ever, like like, the Best Dubstep track ever...You can agree with this statement with an “Amen”. But with a “Hell no” you have to suggest an alternative answer. It's a rigid structure, but you can post whatever you want." .^[2]

History

Amen was started in February 2011 by Felix Petersen, Florian Weber and Caitlin Winner.^[4] Seed round investors include Index and A Grade.^[5] In August 2013, Amen was bought by tape.tv.^[6] In February 2015 tape.tv announced the shut down of the platform.

See also

• State